PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (12mm, 5.58 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group A (pl. XIII, 33); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7; cf. Sunrise 27 (daric). Some find patina. VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.